Improved canteen



N. PETERS, PHOTD-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHING TTTTTT C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE F. BBONNUM, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVE-ID CANTEEN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 37,273, dated January 6, 1863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE F. BRON- NUM, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and useful Improvement in Oanteens 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, wherein- Figure l is a verticall crosssection of my canteen, and Fig. 2 is a partial section at right angles to Fig. 1.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

Difficulty has heretofore been experienced iu making canteens that would keep the water cool and at the same time avoid the injurious effects upon the water by the pewter and'other metals employed. To avoid this diiiculty, small wooden barrels have been employed, but they are inconvenient in use and heavy to carry.

The nature of my said invention consists in concave or hollow cheek-pieces held together firmly by a metal band surrounding thejoint, i

whereby the said canteen is made and kept perfectly water-tight.

In the annexed drawings, a c are cheekpieces formed or turned out of wood, and of the size and shape desired, said cheek-pieces being hollowed out as thin as consistent with the requirement ot' strength.

rJhe edges that come in contact are to be grooved to receive a packing' or gasket, b, to render the joint perfectly tight. Two of these cheek-pieces, with the intervening packing, should be iirinly pressed together and held by any suitable cement, and grooves c c are to be formed around the edges ot' the said cheekpieces by any suitable tools. A band ot metal, (l, is prepared with tlanges turned up ou its edges, and this band is, by suitable mechanism, tightly drawn around the said edges of the cheek-pieces, the flanges of said metal band entering the said grooves c c, and, being slightly diverging, serve to draw the cheekpieces more tightly together.

The ends of the band may be lapped and soldered together, or otherwise secured. I.

prefer that the ends ot' said band be lapped, as seen in Fig. 2, at which point holes are formed in said band, either before or after being put around the cheek-pieces, and a hole is to be bored into the edges of the cheekpieces at this point, passing through to the interior cavity, into which hole the mouth or neck 6 is screwed, which firmly retains the ends ot' the band d and ct-mpletes the construction of the canteen.

The wood may be of any desired character, but I preter cedar or pine. for the white pine will answer, particularly it' painted, oiled, or varnished on the outside.

The stopper fis to be provided, of any usualA character.

The canteen is to be suspended by any suitable cord or strap. I have shown a strap, g, as passing through loops L on the band d, and going around under said canteen.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A canteen formed ot' concave cheekpieces of wood, attached together with a suitable packing or gasket at b to keep thejoint watertight, as set forth.

2. A metal band surrounding the joint, in combination with the aforesaid cheek-pieces, for the purposes and as specied.

In witness whereof I have .hereunto set my signature this 8th day ot' December, 1862.

L. F. BRON-NUM.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL WV. SERRELL, Trios. GEo. HAROLD. 

